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Tank Johnson isn't looking for a job in crisis public relations, but he knows a few things about the road to repairing an image. The former Chicago Bears defensive tackle is back in school working to complete his degree in sociology with an eye toward getting a job with the NFL when he's done. Once upon a time, Johnson's name was splashed across headlines in scandal and he spent a two-month stint in the Cook County Jail. Although the Bears generally are averse to character risks, they took one last week when they agreed to terms on a one-year contract with Ray McDonald, a veteran defensive end who figures to be plugged in as a starter. McDonald, who met with Chairman...

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Tank Johnson isn't looking for a job in crisis public relations, but he knows a few things about the road to repairing an image.
The former Chicago Bears defensive tackle is back in school working to complete his degree in sociology with an eye toward...

Guessing about quarterbacks is a bad thing in the NFL, almost as bad as importing Canadian Football League coaches.
But there’s new Bears coach John Fox, sounding like he’s guessing about Jay Cutler’s problems.
“Maybe he got to the point where he lacked...

In August, defensive end Ray McDonald of the 49ers celebrated his 30th birthday with friends at his 4,800-square-foot home in San Jose overlooking a golf course. Guests arrived as early as 3 p.m. with the party going strong enough to generate a noise...

PHOENIX — The NFL wrapped up the owners meetings Wednesday morning and flipped its calendar to the annual buildup for the draft. This year, that means Chicago is about to command the spotlight.
In five weeks, the Buccaneers will go on the clock with...

Jameis Winston does not plan on attending the 2015 NFL Draft and commissioner Roger Goodell is OK with it.
The league’s commissioner told Sports Illustrated that he was “not concerned” with Winston’s decision to skip the draft ceremony in Chicago and...

Michael Sam is among the players getting another chance at joining a National Football League team thanks to an idea hatched by three Ivy League graduates.
The inaugural Veteran Combine is scheduled for Sunday in Tempe, Arizona, where 100 free agents...

WASHINGTON -- Two members of Congress have asked NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to clarify whether teams can lose draft picks if they do not properly address domestic violence.
In a letter sent Tuesday to Goodell, Sen. Brian Schatz, a Democrat from...

A federal judge has cleared the way for Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson to be reinstated, ruling that an NFL arbitrator "failed to meet his duty" in a child abuse case that shook the league.
U.S. District Judge David Doty...

NEW YORK — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell made $35 million in 2013, according to tax returns submitted by the league.
The NFL on Friday released the amount Goodell earned in salary, bonus and pension compensation. Goodell made $35.1 million in 2012, with...

Chicago cannot embrace being called a football city and bristle at meeting the conditions to stage the 2015 NFL draft.
That's like running for office and complaining about the crowds. What did everybody expect?
Cities don't dance with the NFL and expect...

PHOENIX — Quick. What former Bears player is preparing for his third consecutive Super Bowl?
Try that trivia question out on friends. See how long it takes someone to come up with Seahawks wide receiver Ricardo Lockette, a valuable performer on special...

In April, the NFL will invade Chicago to stage its extravagant three-day player draft. Thousands will flock here to work or witness. Millions more will watch around-the-clock coverage on TV.
But little has been revealed about the event expected to engulf...

Brandon Marshall made a brief appearance in the suite of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell during Super Bowl XLIX and now is the time to wonder if the wide receiver will be seen at Halas Hall when the new league year begins.
The Bears are locked into Jay...

NEW YORK -- The National Football League has hired its first chief medical advisor, naming Dr. Elizabeth G. Nabel to the position.
Dr. Nabel will work directly with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, providing strategic input to the league's medical, health...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Prosecutors dismissed domestic violence charges against Panthers defensive end and soon-to-be free agent Greg Hardy on Monday after they said the accuser in the case couldn't be found.
The dismissal happened just as Hardy's appeal in...

Three and out on the issue of the NFL Draft in Chicago:
+Some great work by Tribune reporter Jared S. Hopkins in Friday's paper revealed a litany of NFL demands if Chicago wanted to host the 2015 draft. Basically, the league wanted to pay nothing while...

Observations of the stuff that aired in between commercials Sunday:
* The big number for NBC is 111.5 million: The number of viewers who watched last year's Super Bowl, the largest TV audience of all time. So the network wasn't upset that a huge...

Of all the Super Bowl ads you saw yesterday, one stands above the rest: the broadcast's first-ever spot against domestic violence.
The minute-long ad was produced by advocacy group No More, with the National Football League donating its internal ad...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Ann Mara, the matriarch of the NFL's New York Giants for the past 60 years, has died. She was 85.
Giants co-owner John Mara announced his mother's death on Super Bowl Sunday. Ann Mara slipped in front of her home in Rye, New...

PHOENIX — On the front page of Friday's Arizona Republic, a photo of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell showed Goodell in a shirt and slacks teaching proper tackling technique at a youth football skills clinic.Goodell assumed a noticeably less defensive...